The Heritage School, Noida welcomes all our dear students. We are glad to have the campus beaming with their warm presence. After having dealt with a two- year long pandemic, the world has already learned to live, laugh & work with it. We no longer feel extremely deprived of our daily course of life.

1. BACK TO SCHOOL
The Heritage School, Noida welcomes all our dear students. We are glad to
have the campus beaming with their warm presence.
After having dealt with a two- year long pandemic, the world has already
learned to live, laugh & work with it. We no longer feel extremely deprived of
our daily course of life. We have made ourselves adapt to the MASK ON &
Social distancing drill as the pandemic has become a part of our daily routine.
With the virtual mode of education propagating throughout the system, and
the children from age 3 years and above adopting it as the new normal , we

2. had completely lost the feel of physical teacher-student interaction.Online
education has undoubtedly contributed heavily to the continuum of education
during the lockdown.
The two long years have taught the world about the difference between
necessity and luxury. We have lived with the bare minimum, met our friends
and family via electronic media and have abided by all the preternatural
guidelines of the government. After the third wave, the Indian Government
instructed all the educational institutions to start with offline classes for all the
students. Even though all schools and educational institutes have performed
their best with top notch technological advancements during the virtual mode,
the physical mode of education still remains the best. One would agree that
education is much more than just the lessons in books. The real purpose of
education is the wholesome development of the individuals. Online teaching
provides a technological backbone to the education system with advanced
tech tools, quality, affordability, convenience and reach. However, it lacks the
human touch. In schools, students not only interact personally with their
teachers but also with fellow students and support staff. This not only allows
them to inculcate soft skills which are instrumental for overall personality
development, they also learn discipline, teamwork, public interaction, gender
sensitivity, empathy and many other such things during their time in school.
Without these skills, a child cannot develop into a complete individual. Online
education also has limitations in catering to the needs of differently-abled
students who need extra attention and care. These children require human
touch and one-on-one interaction, which had been missing a great deal due to

3. the online mode. Let us all accept that the virtual mode was or should be
nothing but an inevitable and compulsive activity which we were forced to
implement in the absence of any other alternative. Also, there have been
several reports and researches on the impact of the isolation induced by
online education on children’s mental health and well being. As per the reports
of India Today, dated September 18, 2021:
Online education has contributed in developing the following
concerns in children:
1. Lack of Interest: Many children were switching off the camera and going about
their other activities. The lethargy has inculcated the loss of interest in not only
the studies but almost in all activities that are assigned to them.
2. Stress and anxiety: The pressure to concentrate and produce the required results
has resulted in a great amount of stress and anxiety. Children were seen lagging
behind and succumbing to the pressure due to the online system.
3. Zoom fatigue: Zoom fatigue refers to the exhaustion after having attended zoom
classes, or video conferences.
Medical body NIMHANS also expressed several concerns about learning
through online media. Besides others, it raised concerns about children’s
safety,” Children are at a risk to be sexually exploited by online predators”,
“online learning requires higher degrees of self regulation and
self-management. Increased screen usage may also interfere with sleep.”

4. Isolation and depression among children are also being reported as two major
concerns which may lead to long term impact, and a need for management.
Effects of online classes on physical health:
1. Eyesight problems
2. Lack of classroom ethics
3. Bad ergonomics
4. Lack of physical activities
5. Lack of Vitamin D
6. Calcium deficiency
The growing age requires kids to develop various interpersonal skills and
acquire other new skills which are only possible when the children are
physically available at the school campus to receive education and
experiences.
After a long wait, children from all across the world have started going to
schools. With vaccination available to children over 12 years and above, fear
and chances of getting infected have reduced a great deal. Schools and other
institutions have come up with various student engagement programs to make
them more socially active. All sorts of precautions and protocols with regards
to COVID-19 have been taken into consideration. For example, fully
vaccinated staff, proper and regular sanitization, wearing masks, social
distancing and many more. Though most schools are not willing to switch from
the current method of offline education, pertaining to the current situation, all

5. our decisions with regards to the mode of education and work will entirely
depend on the moves and future variants of the virus.
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